Introduction to Wutai Mountain

Wutai Mountain is located in Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Wutai County, Xinzhou District, Shanxi Province. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and it is also called "Four Famous Buddhist Mountains in China" with Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui, Emei Mountain in Sichuan and * * *. The four famous Buddhist mountains in China are described as: Golden Wutai, Yinputuo and Copper Emei, and Wutai Mountain is called Golden Wutai.

Wutai Mountain has many pagodas and temples. Building materials include brick towers, stone towers, glass towers, wooden towers, iron towers, copper towers, silver towers, jade towers, crystal towers, etc. Architectural modeling includes car-blocking wave tower, dense eaves tower, pavilion tower, pavilion tower, king kong throne tower and combined tower; There are pagodas and pagodas in nature.

There are stupas, stupas and general worship pagodas in the stupas. Tomb pagodas can be divided into monk tomb pagodas and general memorial pagodas; The earliest stone pagoda in the 1970 s was in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it has existed in various periods since then. The latest one is the stupa built in recent years for the dead monks in Wutai Mountain. The large one is 56.4 meters high and pierces the sky, trying to compare with the weather. The smallest is only 0.05 meters, exquisite and exquisite.

Among the existing pagodas in China, the Asoka Pagoda of Yuan Dynasty in Guoyuan Temple, the Sakyamuni Buddha stupa in Tayuan Temple, the combined bronze pagoda in Xiantong Temple and the Chinese character pagoda in Huayan Sutra are all treasures. Wutai Mountain Pagoda has a long history, a large number, extensive materials, complete shape and complex nature, which is rare in similar areas in China.

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1982, Wutai mountain was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national scenic spots in the name of Wutai mountain scenic spot. Over the years, Wutai Mountain has successively won the honors of "National Key Scenic Spot", "Top Ten Famous Mountains in China", "National Geopark", "National Natural and Cultural Heritage", "National AAAAA Tourist Attraction" and "World Heritage".

Wutai Mountain is very high above sea level. Although it is roughly at the same latitude as Beijing, its climate characteristics are similar to that of Daxinganling in Northeast China. Spring and autumn: from early April to early October of 10, the average temperature is between 12℃ and 2 1℃. Winter: from late June to early April of the following year, the average daily temperature is between 0℃ and 10℃.

In summer, Wutai Mountain area is humid in summer and often rains. You need to bring rain gear up the mountain. When traveling to Wutai Mountain in spring and autumn, you need to bring sweaters and pants. If you want to climb Dongtai to watch the sunrise, you have to rent a cotton-padded coat. From Fan Shi and Shahe in the north to Wutai Mountain, we should pay attention to the changes of seasons and climate. Before April and after 1 1, highways with high clouds may be blocked by snow and difficult to pass. It is recommended to take other southern or western routes up the mountain. Summer is a good season to travel to Wutai Mountain.

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